The main WAM difference regarding other tools lies in pushing the web
interface specifications to the database itself; not by introducing some
artificial representation, but by exploiting the standard database meta
data and complementing it with minimal extra information.
So whereas for example most database grid ASP components are configurable at
the web scripting layer, WAM objects efficiently introspect the database and the
WAMmodel to get the information they need in most situations. More precise
control can be achieved via direct messaging to WAM objects, whose source is
available.
| Project |
Warning: preliminary and biased comments! |
| Aleph |
Tcl implementation; internal simple database |
| ARANEUS |
Database tables, ADM objects, navigational algebra |
| ArsDigita ACS |
Geared towards content management and enterprise collaboration; philosophy |
| ASP-db |
API designed around SQL statements and grid objects, no model |
| ASPRunner |
Wizard that generates ASP database forms |
| ASP Web Database Interface
Builder |
Another wizard that generates ASP database forms |
| Autoweb |
HDM-Lite: hyper base, access and presentation schemas |
| CodeCharge |
Tools attempt to reproduce desktop RAD experience (e.g. Access) for web
development |
| Dataphor |
Interesting tool whose GUI specifications are based on
"difference structures" |
| DBForms |
Java Servlet and JSP based; uses JSP custom tags |
| Formweb |
Generic declarative web form EJB-based framework, geared
towards data-centric applications |
| Haht |
HAHTsite Scenario Workbench; no specific models |
|
Live Web |
Type-based system |
| OOHDM |
Object-Oriented Hypermedia Design Model |
| Oracle
Designer |
Uses extended ER models |
| PowerBuilder |
DataWindows |
| RADpage |
Online assembling of components |
| RENT-A-DB |
Easy construction and front-ending of hosted databases |
| Ruby
on Rails |
Code generation and runtime system for the Ruby language |
| SQLweb |
Language for HTML templates |
| Strudel |
Data graph + site-definition query in StruQL = site graph, fed to
template-drive HTML generator |
| SureCode |
Tool seems to be sold only with their applications, not for developers |
| Tiramisu |
Uses Strudel |
| WAM |
Web Application Maker, generates GUI fragments based on WAMmodel |
| Web
Data Blade |
Informix; WebExplode function |
| Web Data Manager |
Allows easy development of administrative front-ends for SQL Server |
| Web
Forms |
Part of Microsoft's ASP+ / .Net platform |
| WebComposition |
(WCML) |
| WebHub |
For Delphi development |
| WebML |
Notation for specifying complex sites at the conceptual level |
| WebObjects |
Direct to Web feature |
| WebRatio |
Uses WebML |
| WebSphere
Studio |
EJB oriented |
| XEO |
Uses XML object oriented meta-model |
| XWMF |
eXtensible Web Modelling Framework, RDF based |
| ZeroCode |
Database schema changes imply Java object rebuilding. "User Level
Data Models" (UDMs) |
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